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February 19th – Sochi 2014 – Daily Preview

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What’s on tap today? Lots of changes in what you’ll see! Eight disciplines and competition in nine events with seven gold medals up for grabs.

In today: Cross-country skiing, figure skating, and ice hockey. Out today: Freestyle skiing, nordic combined, and short track speed skating.

All times below are ET.

Alpine Skiing

Events: Four American men are in the field of 109 for the first run of the giant slalom at 2 AM. Ted Ligety goes first for the US, seventh overall with Bode Miller going 16th. The final two Americans are Tim Jitloff who goes 22nd and Jared Goldberg who goes 40th. The second run will be held at 5:30 AM with the two times combined for the final standings. In the second run the top 30 times will go first in reverse order of the standings, so we’ll know the winner before the final 70+ skiers have gone.

When:

  • Men’s Giant Slalom Run 1 – 2 AM
  • *Men’s Giant Slalom Run 2 – 5:30 AM

Live Streaming: A live stream will be available on the NBC Olympics website and on the NBC Sports Live Extra app. You will probably have to authenticate a cable subscription to watch the live streams of the Olympics.

TV Coverage: The alpine skiing will be included in NBC’s evening coverage from 8-11:30 PM ET.

Biathlon

Events: The mixed relay field includes 16 countries. The women go first with the US turning to Susan Dunklee and Hannah Dreissigacker. The two men will be Tim Burke and Lowell Bailey. Things start with a mass start at 9:30 AM.

When:

  • *2x6km Women + 2×7.5km Men Mixed Relay – 9:30 AM

Live Streaming: A live stream will be available on the NBC Olympics website and on the NBC Sports Live Extra app. You will probably have to authenticate a cable subscription to watch the live streams of the Olympics.

TV Coverage: The biathlon will be covered on NBC’s late night coverage from 1-2 AM ET Thursday.

Bobsleigh

Events: Two of the three US teams are in medal contention heading into heat three (11:15 AM Wednesday) 1st place belongs to Elana Meyers and Lauryn Williams start in first, 0.23 seconds ahead of second. The second US team (Jamie Greubel and Aja Evans) will start third, 0.56 seconds behind the first American team. The final US team, United States 3, is Jazmine Fenlattor and Lolo Jones who are in 11th, 1.84 seconds behind the leaders. Heat four at 12:25 PM will feature the same teams but start order will be the reverse of the standings so the leader going in will go last.

When:

  • Women’s Heat 3 – 11:15 AM
  • *Women’s Heat 4 – 12:25 PM

Live Streaming: A live stream will be available on the NBC Olympics website and on the NBC Sports Live Extra app. You will probably have to authenticate a cable subscription to watch the live streams of the Olympics.

TV Coverage: The bobsleigh will be included in NBC’s primetime coverage from 8-11:30 PM ET.

Cross-Country Skiing

Events: The team sprint is a mass start event featuring just two competitors for each team. They will each ski three laps alternating turns. The US women are in the nine team first semifinal heat at 4:15 AM and need to finish top five to move into the final. Sophie Caldwell will ski legs one, three, and five. Kikkan Randall will ski legs two, four, and six. If they do move into the final that will be at 6:45 AM.

The men’s semifinals are at 5:05 AM and the US is one of 12 teams in the second heat. Simeon Hamilton has legs one, three, and five while Erik Bjornsen has legs two, four and six. If they finish top five they’ll advance to the final at 7:15 AM.

When:

  • Women’s Team Sprint Classic Semifinals – 4:15 AM
  • Men’s Team Sprint Classic Semifinals – 5:05 AM
  • *Women’s Team Sprint Classic Final – 6:45 AM
  • *Men’s Team Sprint Classic Final – 7:15 AM

Live Streaming: A live stream will be available on the NBC Olympics website and on the NBC Sports Live Extra app. You will probably have to authenticate a cable subscription to watch the live streams of the Olympics.

TV Coverage: The cross-country skiing will be included LIVE in NBCSN’s coverage from 5:30-7:30 AM ET and included as part of NBC’s daytime coverage from 3-5 PM ET.

Figure Skating

Events: Thirty women are in the field for the ladies’ short program on Wednesday including three Americans. The first to go will be Polina Edmunds starting 12th. Gracie Gold will be the 22nd lady to skate while Ashley Wagner will go 27th.

When:

  • Ladies’ Short Program – 10 AM

Live Streaming: A live stream will be available on the NBC Olympics website and on the NBC Sports Live Extra app. You will probably have to authenticate a cable subscription to watch the live streams of the Olympics.

TV Coverage: The figure skating will be shown LIVE on NBCSN from 10 AM-3 PM ET and included in NBC’s evening coverage from 8-11:30 PM ET.

Ice Hockey

Events: The Czech Republic held off Slovakia 4-3 on Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals and a matchup with the USA at 12 PM. The US has the rest advantage since they’ve had two days off. The Czech Republic was also just 1-2 in the preliminary round beating Latvia but losing to Switzerland and Sweden.

It has been 16 years since the US faced the Czech Republic in the Olympics. In 1998 the Czech Republic knocked the US off 4-1 in the quarterfinals. Jonathan Quick is scheduled to start in goal again after sitting in the final preliminary round game.

When:

  • Men’s Quarterfinals – USA vs. Czech Republic – 12 PM

Live Streaming: A live stream will be available on the NBC Olympics website and on the NBC Sports Live Extra app. You will probably have to authenticate a cable subscription to watch the live streams of the Olympics.

TV Coverage: The ice hockey game will be shown LIVE on USA from 12-3 PM ET.

Snowboarding

Events: 32 men will start parallel giant slalom qualification at 12:42 AM and half of them will be eliminated in that event. Justin Reiter is the lone American competing in this event. There will be two runs in the qualification, one on the red course and one on the blue course. The 16 best combined times are seeded into the 1/8 finals (4:12 AM) where head-to-head competition begins.

For the rest of the event the two athletes will snowboard against each other once and then swap courses with the second place athlete delayed by how much he lost the first time. The first one down on the second run is the winner. If you DNF on the first run you are given a penalty time but are allowed to participate in the second run.

If you reach the 4:54 AM quarterfinals and don’t make the semifinals (5:18 AM) there are still some 5th-8th consolation rounds. The finals will be held at 5:35 AM.

When: 

  • Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification – 12:42 AM
  • Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom 1/8 Finals – 4:12 AM
  • Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Quarterfinals – 4:54 AM
  • Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Semifinals – 5:18 AM
  • *Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Finals – 5:35 AM

Live Streaming: A live stream will be available on the NBC Olympics website or on the NBC Sports Live Extra app. You will probably have to authenticate a cable subscription to watch the live streams of the Olympics.

TV Coverage: The snowboarding will be included in NBCSN’s coverage from 5:30-7:30 AM ET and included in NBC’s primetime coverage from 8-11:30 PM ET.

Speed Skating

Events: The longest women’s speed skating race is on Wednesday at 8:30 AM with the 5000m. The field is only 16 strong but one American. are in there. Maria Lamb is the last American with a chance to win an individual medal in speed skating in Sochi. She’ll skate in the fourth pair. When: 

  • *Women’s 5000m – 8:30 AM

Live Streaming: A live stream should be available on the NBC Olympics website or on the NBC Sports Live Extra app. You will probably have to authenticate a cable subscription to watch the live streams of the Olympics. I do not see one last right now but surely that is an oversight. TV Coverage: The speed skating will be included in NBC’s daytime coverage from 3-5 PM ET.

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